1993 MERCURY COUGAR Complaints

AFTER TALKING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE COMPANY HE ADMITTED THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND THE HEAD GASKETS BUT PLAN NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME. THE LOCAL DEALER HAS NOW STARTING OFFERING TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKETS AT A REDUCED PRICE TO KEEP THERE CUSTOMERS HAPPY , BUT THAT DOES NOT HELP ME I ALREADY HAD MINE FIXED. FORD IS RECALLING THE THUNDERBIRD BUT NOT THE COUGAR THEY ARE BASICALLY THE SAME CAR WHAT IS THER PROBLEM. *AK

IN APRIL WE HAD TO HAVE THE THE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED ON OUR FORD, MERCURY COUGAR. THE CAR ONLY HAD APPROXIMATLEY 50,000 MILES. *AK

LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. NOTICED SMOKE OUT OF REAR WINDOW. TOOK TO GAS STATION & WAS INFORMED THAT HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED & HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED. *AK *ML

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 68,900 MILES ON A 93 MERCURY COUGAR, THE REPAIR COST WAS 1,229.04 BY A LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS ENGINE AND THAT THERE IS A LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM AND I ALSO KNOW THAT FORD HAS BEEN REFUNDING PEOPLE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN BE REFUNDED THE COST OF REPAIRS. THANK YOU VINCENT CATARELLA. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 37,140 MILES WAS TOLD CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

HEADGASKET FAILED AT 63000 MILES CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND ACT ERRATIC AND FINALLY SHUT DOWN

WHILE DRIVING HOME FORM WORK I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO MY MECHANIC AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION A CRACKED HEAD WAS DISCOVERED. ENGINE COOLANT WAS MIXED IN WITH THE OIL, AND OIL WAS INSIDE THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT AND I DO TAKE CARE OF IT. THIS SHOULD NOT OF HAPPENED . FORS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND RECALLED THE 3.8L V-6 FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CARS BUT NOT THE REARE WHEEL DRIVE CARS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER FOR ME. THANK YOU! *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL. BUT DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.

ADMITTED DESIGN DEFICIENCY ON ALL 88-95 FORD, LINCOLN, MERCURY 3.8L ENGINES. FORD HAS RECENTLY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS/100,000 MILES ONLY ON 94 CONTINENTAL, 94 & 95 TAURUS AND SABLE, AND 95 WINDSTAR. THIS VEHICLE AND MANY OTHERS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION EVEN THOUGH THE DEFECT CLEARLY EXISTS IN ALL 88-95 MODELS WITH THE 3.8L ENGINE. *AK

THE COUGAR HEAD GASKETS BLOWN AND THE EXTENDED WARRENTY WAS EXHAUSTED 1 MONTH PRIOR THE DEALERSHIP WOULDNT STAND BEHINDE THE PROBLEM SO I INVESTEGATED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT NUMEROUS COUGARS WITH 3.8 ENGINES HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM THE BRAKE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONTINIOUS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS COUGAR NEW AS OF TODAY I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS CALIPERS AND PADS FOR THE 3 RD TIME I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND ONCE AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP DENYS ANY SUCH PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND HEAD GASKETS. *AK